Three years ago is the year am I thinking of I believe. A bunch of SEC teams lost bowl games and everyone freaked out about how the SEC wasn't the best conference anymore. They are. They just lost a bunch of bowl games that one year. Just because the ACC had a poor showing in the tourney so far it doesn't mean that top to bottom it isn't the best conference. Next year the ACC will be the best conference again just like the SEC is still the best conference in football. Neither is unbeatable but they are both still the best conferences in their respective sports.